{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/69b835580e4c6e732049d5e1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could surging oil prices cause a global depression?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1773678278400-de3d0ea2-a826-4760-b40e-a1fe71e7af5e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Oil prices have spiked following the outbreak of war in Iran, with crude oil jumping to over £75 a barrel.</p><p><br></p><p>This is having a huge impact around the world, and is set to get worse.</p><p><br></p><p>Megan Gibson is joined by Rory Johnston, oil market researcher and author of the Commodity Context newsletter, who argues that this scenario could lead to a global depression.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}